Sunday, October 27, 2013

THE LAST RUN (1971)

Harry Garmes is solitary retired
man who knows his job damn well and that is driving his rare BMW 503 convertible
as fast as possible. It’s been nine years since he took any transporting assignment
for baddies and he’s on the last run to cross border a criminal and his
girlfriend. But things didn’t turn in his favour. Though bombed at box office by audience and
attacked by critics, this thin on plot and gritty on pace crime thriller directed
by Richard Fleischer has number of things to ponder about. Leading in that list
first and foremost is one of most vibrating Morriconesque theme score of Jerry
Goldsmith in the opening & ending titles. The mid age George C. Scott is
portrayed here in the tradition of Bogart
and the man really done fine job once again. And in addition to that, it has brilliantly
executed and shot extraordinary car chase sequence on landscape hills and
curves of European locales by Sven Nykvist. Yes, the film could be made better
if helmed by John Huston but then that’s again hypothetic cliché or common reaction
about many such films.

About Me

Born in 1977 and professionally lecturer,I love to explore life in all its intricacies around me. Reading-imagining-thinking, watching/analysing films, listening music are more than passion- obsession and compulsion for me to survive like air, water and food. Only like minded ones can understand some of my lunatic passion while reading this blog.I also love to meet people, hanging out different places, observe people while trying to adjust the struggling identities of being animal and human.